NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 GMC Sierra Recalls
The 2004 GMC Sierra has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2006.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 GMC Sierra. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 188
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 GMC Sierra, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2004 GMC Sierra
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 06V289000
- Reported
- August 3, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,439
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 Sierra, 5 other models
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 05V161000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90,242
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005 Sierra, 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 05V163000
- Reported
- April 22, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,359,824
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Sierra, 6 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 05V043000
- Reported
- February 8, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Sierra, 8 other models
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V225000
- Reported
- May 11, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 736
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sierra, 3 other models
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 04V129000
- Reported
- March 17, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,662,211
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Sierra, 5 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V045000
- Reported
- February 4, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,875
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Sierra, 11 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 04E022000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Sierra, 1 other model
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Sierra, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 Sierra, 46 other models
2004 GMC Sierra complaints by year
NHTSA has received 188 owner complaints about the 2004 GMC Sierra, the newest on February 5, 2016. Of these, 11 describe a crash (6%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 GMC Sierra, the component group named most often is the service brakes (23%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (15%).
2 of the 2004 GMC Sierra's 10 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2004 GMC Sierra owners gave the mileage (151 complaints), the median was 49,752 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes44
- Electrical System39
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic28
- Power Train18
- Steering14
- Structure9
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 17 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 GMC Sierra peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 35. 52% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 GMC Sierra drew 1.9× the complaints of the median GMC Sierra year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 188 complaints about the 2004 GMC Sierra are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sierra by model year
Other 2004 GMC models
Newest record on this page: February 5, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted